Brock at the Olympics
Jacquie Clancy
Issue date: 2/9/10 Section: News
When Brock student and Community Connections employee Rachel Crane stumbled across an advertisement on YouTube about a Samsung contest that offered the grand prize of a trip to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games, she jumped at the opportunity.
The contest, fronted by Samsung, called for video submissions from teams of two who wanted to make their mark at the Olympic Games by video-blogging about the events.
As per the contest requirements on the Samsung Web site, "winners [must] demonstrate social media dexterity in building excitement over Canada's hosting of the games".
Five winning teams were chosen from all the applicants, Crane and fellow Brock student and Community Connections employee Ally Ruttger, are among the five winning teams.
Their job while they are in Vancouver is to document sporting and cultural events using their brand new Samsung cameras. Their footage and video blogs will be made available for Brock students, and all Canadians, to watch and follow online.
Crane, who spent last summer in Whistler, is excited to get a chance to go back. While she was there in the summer, construction for the Games was just beginning. The chance to be a part of the Olympics has allowed Crane to see the Olympics from the building stages to the sporting events themselves.
"I love the West Coast. Being in Vancouver and the Olympic environment is going to be wild," said Crane.
In addition to the sporting events, Crane and Ruttger also get to attend a lot of the cultural events happening during the Games.
"There are music artists, photographers and filmmakers that are part of the 'Cultural Olympiad' and [we get to go to] a lot of those events as well," said Crane.
A future goal for Crane is to work at the London 2012 Olympic Games. "[The Olympics] are the one event that incorporates a global community. [People] get addicted to the energy and the global environment and I want to be there as much as I can," said Crane.
The Brock community has been nothing but supportive of Crane and Ruttger. As part of Community Connections, Crane and Ruttger are very familiar with the ideas behind Brock's "Both Sides of the Brain" campaign.
"This contest is giving us the chance to exercise both sides of our brain," said Crane.
After they were informed of their win, Crane and Ruttger put together a "wish list" of the events they wanted to cover. Both being snowboarders, they are excited to see the sledding sports and just excited to "be on the mountain", said Crane.
Crane and Ruttger leave on Feb. 10 and are going to be in Vancouver for three weeks. Their video-blogs will be posted regularly at mobileexplorers.ca.msn.com and you can also become a fan on Facebook.
The contest, fronted by Samsung, called for video submissions from teams of two who wanted to make their mark at the Olympic Games by video-blogging about the events.
As per the contest requirements on the Samsung Web site, "winners [must] demonstrate social media dexterity in building excitement over Canada's hosting of the games".
Five winning teams were chosen from all the applicants, Crane and fellow Brock student and Community Connections employee Ally Ruttger, are among the five winning teams.
Their job while they are in Vancouver is to document sporting and cultural events using their brand new Samsung cameras. Their footage and video blogs will be made available for Brock students, and all Canadians, to watch and follow online.
Crane, who spent last summer in Whistler, is excited to get a chance to go back. While she was there in the summer, construction for the Games was just beginning. The chance to be a part of the Olympics has allowed Crane to see the Olympics from the building stages to the sporting events themselves.
"I love the West Coast. Being in Vancouver and the Olympic environment is going to be wild," said Crane.
In addition to the sporting events, Crane and Ruttger also get to attend a lot of the cultural events happening during the Games.
"There are music artists, photographers and filmmakers that are part of the 'Cultural Olympiad' and [we get to go to] a lot of those events as well," said Crane.
A future goal for Crane is to work at the London 2012 Olympic Games. "[The Olympics] are the one event that incorporates a global community. [People] get addicted to the energy and the global environment and I want to be there as much as I can," said Crane.
The Brock community has been nothing but supportive of Crane and Ruttger. As part of Community Connections, Crane and Ruttger are very familiar with the ideas behind Brock's "Both Sides of the Brain" campaign.
"This contest is giving us the chance to exercise both sides of our brain," said Crane.
After they were informed of their win, Crane and Ruttger put together a "wish list" of the events they wanted to cover. Both being snowboarders, they are excited to see the sledding sports and just excited to "be on the mountain", said Crane.
Crane and Ruttger leave on Feb. 10 and are going to be in Vancouver for three weeks. Their video-blogs will be posted regularly at mobileexplorers.ca.msn.com and you can also become a fan on Facebook.
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